The top 100 political contributions made during the week ending Sept.2 can be found in the table below, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections (ISBE).
Donations made to political groups or candidates must be disclosed under state law for greater transparency in elections.
Individuals can donate up to $5,400 to a candidate for office, whereas corporations and unions can give up to a maximum of $10,800.
Across the U.S., donors contributed more than $18 billion during the two-year 2020 election cycle, with hundreds of millions more in 2021.
Top Political Contributions in Illinois for the week ending Sept.2
| Committee | Contributor | Contribution Type | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Midwest Operating Engineers Construction Industry Research and Service | Individual Contribution | $823,568 | 2023-08-30 |
| Chicago Independent Alliance | All For Justice | Transfer In | $149,516 | 2023-08-31 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | SEIU HealthCare IL IN, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-08-31 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | SEIU Healthcare Illinois & Indiana, PAC | Transfer In | $68,500 | 2023-08-31 |
| Citizens for Marcus C Evans Jr | Illinois Political Action Commitee for Education | Transfer In | $59,900 | 2023-09-01 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Citizens for Judge Deidre Dyer | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Citizens for Judge Education Underhill | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Citizens for Judge Sarah Johnson | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Committee to Elect Chloe Pedersen | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Friends of Kari Steele | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Joy For Justice, Inc. | Transfer In | $45,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Personal PAC Independent Committee | Love, Marcena | Individual Contribution | $36,550 | 2023-08-28 |
| Stand for Children IL PAC | Stand for Children, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $27,400 | 2023-08-28 |
| IMHA - PAC | Saddlebrook Farms | Individual Contribution | $27,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Cook County Democratic Party | Friends of Marcelino Garcia | Transfer In | $25,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Accel Entertainment Gaming, LLC | Individual Contribution | $20,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Soybean Growers PAC | Illinois Soybean Growers | Transfer In | $20,000 | 2023-08-31 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Teamsters DRIVE Committee | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Senate Republican Victory Fund | Friends of Win Stoller | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Transfer In | $15,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| House Republican Organization | Illinois Risk Management Solutions | Individual Contribution | $13,900 | 2023-09-01 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Love, Marcena W. | Individual Contribution | $13,450 | 2023-08-28 |
| IMHA - PAC | Maple Valley | Individual Contribution | $12,048 | 2023-08-29 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Chicago Land Operators Joint Labor-Management, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Citizens for Justice Mary Lane Mikva | Lane Mikva, Mary | Loan Received | $10,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Illinois Pipe Trades Account, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| House Republican Organization | Comcast Financial Agency, CORP | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Abbvie, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Murri Briel | Friends of Lance Yednock | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | Health Care Council of IL, PAC | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | Local 444 IPAL Fund | Transfer In | $10,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Southern Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assocication | Ullico Management Company | Individual Contribution | $10,000 | 2023-08-30 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 309 | Individual Contribution | $9,230 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Southwestern IL Laborers' District Council | Individual Contribution | $9,032 | 2023-08-29 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Ann D. Goodman | Individual Contribution | $8,700 | 2023-08-31 |
| Chicagoland Operators Joint Labor-Management PAC | Indiana, Illinois, Iowa Foundation for Fair Contracting | Other Receipt | $8,421 | 2023-08-30 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | Realtor Political Action Committee | Transfer In | $7,500 | 2023-08-29 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Ahmad Elkhatib | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-28 |
| 27th Ward Reg Democratic Org | Profus Construction, Corp. | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Samantha Nugent | Robert Smith | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-29 |
| Citizens to Elect Justice Lisa Holder White | Marla Robinson | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-09-01 |
| Rashid for Illinois | 75th Wholesale Mattress, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-28 |
| 27th Ward Reg Democratic Org | Aberdeen Development Chicago | Individual Contribution | $6,900 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 1290 | Individual Contribution | $6,857 | 2023-08-29 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Ghassan Abdallah | Individual Contribution | $6,400 | 2023-08-28 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Nathaniel Mudd | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-08-31 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Christian Hartley | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-08-30 |
| Illinois AFL-CIO COPE | Illinois AFL-CIO | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-08-30 |
| Preckwinkle for President | Wendy Paulson | Individual Contribution | $6,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Jon Neumann | Individual Contribution | $5,600 | 2023-09-01 |
| Illinois Health Care Assn PAC | Duane Morris, LLP | Individual Contribution | $5,100 | 2023-08-29 |
| Grundy County Democratic Central Cmte | Illinois Democratic County Chairman's Association | Transfer In | $5,025 | 2023-09-01 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Carpentry Advancement Political Action Committee Fund | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Chicago Federation of Labor and Industrial Union Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Fair Share Gaming A Licensed IL Terminal Operator, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Health Care Council of Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Suzy Glowiak | Illinois State Medical Society, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Democrats for the Illinois House | Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Samantha Nugent | Daniel McGillicuddy | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Ihmud, Sharaf | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | AFT Local 604 Cope II | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Colleen Redpath Feger | J & J Ventures | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-27 |
| Citizens for Castro | Breakthru Bev Illinois | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Committee to Elect Lucy Evans | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Clay Company | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Citizens for Durkin | Comed | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-30 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | IBEW Illinois, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| House Republican Organization | IL Chamber, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Citizens for Castro | IL Education Association | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Humana | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Citizens for Castro | Imha, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Friends of Dave Koehler | IUOE Local 649 | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | LIUNA Chicago Laborers' District Council, PAC | Transfer In | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Natalie Manley | Marquis Energy, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Citizens for Castro | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-09-01 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Tom Keefe Jr. | Individual Contribution | $5,000 | 2023-08-31 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Laborers' Local Union 727 | Individual Contribution | $4,732 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Bill Cunningham | Abdi, PAC | In-kind Contribution | $4,720 | 2023-08-30 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Marcus Raichle Jr. | Individual Contribution | $4,400 | 2023-08-31 |
| Building Owners and Managers Assn PAC | Citizens for Alderman Reilly | Other Receipt | $4,300 | 2023-08-28 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $4,177 | 2023-08-29 |
| 27th Ward Reg Democratic Org | Irving Narragansett Partnership | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Abbott House, LLC | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Bayside Terrace An Intermediate Care Facility | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Firstcash, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| The People for Emanuel "Chris" Welch | Onyx Architectural Services, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Friends of Chuck Erickson | Stephen Stevens | Individual Contribution | $4,000 | 2023-08-30 |
| Rashid for Illinois | Jawahir Jewelry, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,700 | 2023-08-28 |
| IMHA - PAC | Queens Estates | Individual Contribution | $3,504 | 2023-08-29 |
| Chicago Teachers Union PAC (Illinois Federation of Teachers) | United Schools Associates, Inc. | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-08-28 |
| Chicago Teachers Union PAC (Illinois Federation of Teachers) | United Credit Union | Individual Contribution | $3,500 | 2023-09-01 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Dawn Besserman | Individual Contribution | $3,400 | 2023-08-30 |
| Illinois Democratic County Chairs' Assn | Clay Thompson | Individual Contribution | $3,400 | 2023-08-30 |
| IMHA - PAC | Rand Road Community | Individual Contribution | $3,360 | 2023-08-29 |
| Citizens for Elizabeth Hernandez | Elizabeth Hernandez | Other Receipt | $3,246 | 2023-08-29 |
| Illinois Laborers' Legislative Committee | Ncilh&WF | Individual Contribution | $3,149 | 2023-08-29 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Clare Pinkert | Individual Contribution | $3,090 | 2023-08-31 |
| Friends of Samantha Nugent | Imperial Davis | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-08-29 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Hughes Socol Piers Resnick & Dym, Ltd. | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-08-28 |
| Personal PAC Inc | Lindsey Marcus | Individual Contribution | $3,000 | 2023-08-28 |
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